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The problems facing the new coach of the Washington Redskins have been well-documented. He will have an owner who hasn't had much success winning or keeping a coach, a roster filled with players either too young or too old to succeed, and a front office trying to sell him before he has even been hired.

Once, Griffin was an immensely likable, unpretentious kid who was wide open to collaboration. But according to insiders, Griffin's public campaign to have the offense altered for him was just the tip of his egotism in his second year. Behind closed doors, Griffin had fierce finger-pointing tensions with his wide receivers, and he bragged to teammates that he could procure favors from the owner and influence the franchise's direction.

Problems with Griffin, his teammates and coaches have surfaced earlier in the season. Receiver Pierre Garcon said, "I can only run the routes." He also questioned in late September if Griffin was healthy enough to be on the field. The tensions bubbled up near the end of the season, before Mike Shanahan was fired, and the coach inexplicably benched Griffin.

(Of course, it was announced Tuesday that RG3 was voted by teammates as the Ed Block Courage Award winner for overcoming adversity. So he clearly has some support in the room.)

Now, why would any football coach with any sort of pedigree want this job? About the only thing the Redskins can offer is money - they will need to come up with plenty of it - and the scarcity of NFL head coaching jobs. There are only 32 of them.